[ she greets his smile with one of her own. far wider and warmer, of course, and one that speaks of a fondness born out of familiarity. he had helped her once, after all. a great deal, in fact, and manuela is not the type of woman to forget such kindness so easily.

even if most of his motivation for doing it was out of boredom. ]

Oh, what brings me anywhere? The culture, the company. I think we can agree that the only thing close to culture in this cave are the fungi growing along those walls, and since I am not one for mushrooms, we can then assume I'm here for the other thing.

[ you, sylus. she's here for you. ]

What's got you so down? Not your costume, certainly. I think the silver is quite fetching on you.